[Bob Tanner]

What was the most number of cars involved in a single wreck during a race held at Daytona International Speedway? Year?

[kkfan91]

In 1960 Daytona Superspeedway hosted this sportsman race. 68 cars entered into the race, back then there were a maximum of 68 cars in a superspeedway race. Coming out of turn four 37 cars get into a massive wreck where at least six cars get on their roofs. Amazingly, evryone walked away from this.

credit goes to a video i saw on youtube
YouTube - Largest Crash in NASCAR History

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37 drivers - 1960

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by kkfan91

In 1960 Daytona Superspeedway hosted this sportsman race. 68 cars entered into the race, back then there were a maximum of 68 cars in a superspeedway race. Coming out of turn four 37 cars get into a massive wreck where at least six cars get on their roofs. Amazingly, evryone walked away from this.

credit goes to a video i saw on youtube
YouTube - Largest Crash in NASCAR History

You were doing great until your final statement. They didn't all walk away. Eight were transported to Halifax Hospital. Dick Freeman, Carl Tyler, Stan Kross and Francis Allen were released that day. Kept overnight were Jack McLaughlin (neck injury), Bill Wark (broken leg), Billy Rafter (broken leg, severely bruised left elbow and left shoulder) and Will Cagle (neck injury).

Also, the race started with 73 cars in the field, not 68. The race was won by Bubba Farr of Augusta, GA in a '56 Ford powered by a 430 c.i. Lincoln engine.

[kkfan91]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

You were doing great until your final statement. They didn't all walk away. Eight were transported to Halifax Hospital. Dick Freeman, Carl Tyler, Stan Kross and Francis Allen were released that day. Kept overnight were Jack McLaughlin (neck injury), Bill Wark (broken leg), Billy Rafter (broken leg, severely bruised left elbow and left shoulder) and Will Cagle (neck injury).

Also, the race started with 73 cars in the field, not 68. The race was won by Bubba Farr of Augusta, GA in a '56 Ford powered by a 430 c.i. Lincoln engine.

I copied the youtube video description they had faulty information i guess

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by kkfan91

I copied the youtube video description they had faulty information i guess

My info came from the Daytona Beach News as copied in Forty Years of Stock Car Racing - Vol. Two, -Greg Fielden -Page 54.

It reads:

• History was made at Daytona Beach International Speedway, February 13, 1960 - history of the dubious kind. Track officials permitted 73 cars to start the 250-mile Modified-Sportsman race, and the most incredible multi-car crash took place less than 90 seconds after the green flag.
  Coming out of the fourth turn to complete the second lap, 37 - that's right, 37 - crashed. A dozen cars flipped. Twenty-four were knocked out of the race. Forty-four were said to have survived the melee.
  It all started when Dick Foley's Chevrolet lurched sideways. Foley was able to bring his car under control on the apron of the track. On fact, he continued on and eventually finished 10th. But mayhem tore loose directly behind Foley. Some of the drivers eliminated in the crash included Larry Frank, Speedy Thompson, Ralph Earnhardt, Wendell Scott, Joe Lee Johnson, Hooker Hood, Sonny Palmer and Johnny Roberts. ( My Note:You might not be familiar with these names but some of us here are. These guys were DRIVERS and the thought of "points racing" to them would probably have been laughable)
  "That number 66 car (Foley) bobbled in the turn and everything happened all at once," explained Larry Frank. "My car flipped once, became airborne and sailed completely over the 21 car (Earl Moss).
  "Five ambulances rushed to the crash site and reporters on the scene said it was a record for speedy treatment of injured drivers.. "Thank goodness there was no fire," said driver Stan Kross.

I thought some of you might like reading what was written about the event.